Popular Post O&B 134 Posted December 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2022 auburnsportsntwk Welcome Coach Heard! Another great hire by Freeze! They previously coached together at Ole Miss. He has coached big names such as AJ Brown, DJ Metcalf, Dawson Knox, Elijah Moore, Evan Engram, and Laquan Tredwell. 10 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,973 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I wanted to keep Ike but this is a known fit to coach Freeze. For all we know maybe Ike didn’t want to be here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Looks like he knows how to recruit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sevenlee36 1,654 Posted December 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2022 I think the most important hire is OL coach 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,822 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 That list of WRs on his resume that he coached is second to none 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowebb11 9,314 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 He is an excellent recruiter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroforwinger 443 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Stole him from Gus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,980 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Looks good to me. Look at this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAAubie 501 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I like this hire! He has had some great receivers! War Eagle, Coach Heard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muscle Shoals Tiger 144 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I like this hire. We gonna have some recruiting and teaching Coaches. War Eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetTiger 1,896 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Yeah this a good hire….coached some ballers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Strychnine 1,802 Posted December 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2022 1 hour ago, zeroforwinger said: Stole him from Gus. Gus has little need for a good WR coach. 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I’m sure Koy and the rest won’t be as sad about Ike leaving once they see Heard’s resume 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDUBB4AU 5,112 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 hours ago, O&B said: auburnsportsntwk Welcome Coach Heard! Another great hire by Freeze! They previously coached together at Ole Miss. He has coached big names such as AJ Brown, DJ Metcalf, Dawson Knox, Elijah Moore, Evan Engram, and Laquan Tredwell. Wow what a resume . Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 16,766 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 here is some info on him................... Playing career Heard was a wide receiver for Ole Miss from 1996 to 2000, where he participated in four bowl games and finished his career as the all-time leader in career receptions and touchdowns.[1] He is still among the top ten in career receiving yards, receptions, and touchdowns. He signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2001, only appearing in the preseason. He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002, but was assigned to NFL Europe. Coaching career Heard began his coaching career at Jackson Preparatory School in 2002 as the team's quarterbacks, wide receivers, and special teams coach. He spent 2003 as the wide receivers coach at Hargrave Military Academy, where Hargrave had a 8–1 record in his lone season there. He left to be a graduate assistant at NC State in 2004, and left to be a graduate assistant at his alma mater Ole Miss in 2005. He spent two seasons at Ole Miss before leaving to be the wide receivers coach at Western Michigan in 2007.[2] He left to be the offensive coordinator at Lambuth University under Hugh Freeze in 2008. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons with the team before leaving to be the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas State under newly hired offensive coordinator Freeze.[3] After Freeze was named the head coach at Ole Miss in 2012, Heard followed him to Oxford to be the wide receivers coach for his alma mater. He spent five seasons at Ole Miss, leaving after the 2016 season.[4] Heard was named the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach on Tom Allen's staff at Indiana in 2017.[5] He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator in 2020.[6] In March of 2022, Heard was hired to be the new wide receivers coach at the University of Central Florida, starting in the 2022 season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,852 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Love this hire. He clearly is a big cog in the Freeze offense and I’m glad he’s on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 12,835 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Strychnine said: Gus has little need for a good WR coach. Blocking 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 3,852 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 We get some studs in here and he might not have a spot even if he wants to. This goes both ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning4AU 405 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I read an article about an hour ago that stated he was bringing 8 Liberty coaches with him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe4christ 940 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, Browning4AU said: I read an article about an hour ago that stated he was bringing 8 Liberty coaches with him. How many of those would be position coaches and how many would be only staff hires? Also, I hope both the OC and DC are bigger, more established names with a history of good offenses and defenses. Offense, less important than defense with Coach Freeze likely having a heavy hand on that side of the ball. We shall see. Do you think we have the staff in place and announced before the weekend (Saturday) before the portal opens on Monday? Will that be a positive for transfers or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAAubie 501 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, roe4christ said: How many of those would be position coaches and how many would be only staff hires? Also, I hope both the OC and DC are bigger, more established names with a history of good offenses and defenses. Offense, less important than defense with Coach Freeze likely having a heavy hand on that side of the ball. We shall see. Do you think we have the staff in place and announced before the weekend (Saturday) before the portal opens on Monday? Will that be a positive for transfers or not? Kent Austin, Hugh's OC at Liberty, would be a good OC. I'm sure there may be better known names, but he has a LOT of good experience. Edited December 2, 2022 by GAAubie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe4christ 940 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, GAAubie said: Kent Austin, Hugh's OC at Liberty, would be a good OC. I'm sure there may be better known names, but he has a LOT of good experience. Do we know if Freeze is leaning that way or looking outside to fill the OC and DC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Rivals saying Harris from Liberty May coach WRs. never heard of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, roe4christ said: Do we know if Freeze is leaning that way or looking outside to fill the OC and DC? Chris Kiffin is my guess at DC. Kent Austin Co-OC with someone. just a guess seems like we are hiring all of the Liberty guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning4AU 405 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 hour ago, roe4christ said: How many of those would be position coaches and how many would be only staff hires? Also, I hope both the OC and DC are bigger, more established names with a history of good offenses and defenses. Offense, less important than defense with Coach Freeze likely having a heavy hand on that side of the ball. We shall see. Do you think we have the staff in place and announced before the weekend (Saturday) before the portal opens on Monday? Will that be a positive for transfers or not? Can't remember the answer to the first question, but it seems like they were all going to be position coaches (can't say for sure though). I hope the staff is in place ASAP for recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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